Curried Sausages

Curried Sausages

It was decided, Curried Snags for dinner! Not those different spices, just the old Keens Curry Powder.

Bec & I love trying Thai or Indian Currys', but Keens Curry was the old original curry powder used in most households in Australia in our Era. It's a favourite, easy to prepare & even great the next day for leftovers. I usually always make extra.

Add snags to pan, then add water to half way cover snags. Step 5. Add pumpkin & carrots, place a lid on the pan, bring to the boil, then turn hotplate down & simmer until snags & veggies are cooked. Pumpkin will break down becoming part of the gravy. (this was my adaption to the dish).

Step 5.

Step 6. Add flour paste to the pan, stirring & bringing to the boil. Simmer for several minutes. Mash spuds, if you add the beans just before the potatoes are cooked, the beans won't need reheating.

Step 6.

It was brought to my attention, "How did sausages get the name snags?"

I hope you enjoy this recipe, as with all my recipes, use seasonal vegetables, make life easier on yourself, keep it simple & get the kids to wash their dishes in the sink of hot soapy water that's waiting for them after dinner, BEFORE DESSERT. I hope this works for you also.

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Nostalgia versus A New Recipe!

2 for the Price of 1!

I was going to cook an old Nostalgic Dish I first cooked before I followed my favourite recipe books. Mum & Dad used to braise the meat for most of our meals, whether it was lamb chops or rump steak. When I cooked this way back when down at the beach house, also a trip down memory lane,

The recipe is according to taste & portions needed. Oyster Blade has a delicious texture, with the gristle turning to jelly in a short time.

It was known as 'Poor Man's Fillet' back in the good old days, I know 'cos my mum in law told me. :) Lena would toss slices of Oyster Blade in plain flour seasoned with salt & pepper. Fry this up, browning both side & cook for 15 mins & you have a delicious steak, add a little water, stock cube & you'll have a gravy & delicious meal to serve with mashed spuds.

Step 2. I'd already cut some Oyster Blade into strips, now I coated them in 1/4 cup of corn flour, placing the meat into a sieve to shake off excess flour. Let the meat rest for 10 mins for the flour to be absorbed.

Step 3. Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a fry pan (I used less than specified amount, as I don't normally deep fry food), then add meat when the oil is hot, turning it & browning without cooking meat through.

Remove meat from pan & drain on the paper bag from your Butcher.

Step 4. Drain oil from pan, reheat pan, then add soy sauce mix from the saucepan. The sauce should boil quickly, now add the meat to the sauce stirring & cooking to reduce sauce until meat becomes a sticky consistency.

Monday, 14 July 2014

Yes, That
Britney Spears song…….da, da, da, da, daaaa. Don’t ask me the rest of the
lyrics, the first line kept going through my head.

Why?Well I decided to make a veggie juice for breakfast,
which turned into making a soup, as well as preparing some healthy snacks for
lunch & during the week.

Lemon & Lime Juice & more...

I have a habit, where I decide to juice or
cook & it escalates to 3 hrs in the kitchen cooking several different meals.
Handy for cleaning out the fridge & having some meals over the next few days,
but feeling a little possessed.

Today’s juice (I made two, one for Bec’s taste & a spicier one to mix
for myself)

Juice 3. Lemon, Lime, Honey & a sprig of
Mint. For this juice I used the original orange squeezer, added boiled water to
the honey & mixed the ingredients together. In my jug, there’s an infuser
where I added wedges of the citrus & mint.

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Vegetable Soup

Roasted veggie Soup

I was ready to cut up the
vegetables I put aside & decided to roast them. So it was renamed ‘Roast Vegetable Soup’

I used all the different vegetables I had in
the fridge, I was inspired by Bec’s Veal Shank casserole she’d made earlier
this week. The sauce consisted of a tomato, herb with chunks of celery.

In the casserole dish went

·1
potato

·Some
pumpkin

·2
zucchinis

·4
tomatoes

·2
medium onions

·3
celery sticks & leaves

·2
large carrots

·2
chicken & 2 beef stock cubes

·Splash
of soy sauce

·Splash
of sweet soy sauce

Pureed Roasted Vegetables

·Sprig
of basil

·Very
light sprinkle of mixed herbs

·1
tablespoon of tomato paste

·2
cups of water

I
mixed the ingredients well, covered with a lid & put it in the oven at
about 180c for 1 hour, turned the vegetables & placed back in the oven
uncovered for another 30mins.

When
it cooled I added some more water, wizzed it with my stick blender, tasted to
see if it needed any more seasoning. I added 2 more stock cubes & brought
it to the boil. When it cooled I stored it some containers for a few meals.

Avocado, Salt, Pepper & Lemon Juice

Avocado Dip

To keep the avocado fresh I scooped it out & added fresh
lemon juice to it, some salt & pepper & mashed it together.

Thinking about a vegetable to accompany the meal & thinking a little bit Paleo or low carb, I thought of substituting the Rice with Cauliflower. Now this wouldn't do for Steve, so my mission was to cook both & compare.

Step 4. Strain rice & return it to the pan. Then mix in the fried onions & Parmesan Cheese.

Step 4. Rice & Peas

The Cauliflower Version is a little quicker.Step 1. Boil water in a saucepan, 1/2 a teaspoon of salt, then add chopped stem of cauliflower, peas, then florets of cauliflower, boiling for a few minutes until tender.Step 2. Strain the cauliflower mix, return to pot, gently stir in the cooked onion mix (step 3 of the rice recipe) & Parmesan Cheese.

Mixing in the cooked onion mix

Cauliflower & Peas

Rib Fillet marinated in Garlic & Rosemary.
Heat a little butter in hot fry pan & then add in the steak. I sliced it thin, so brown each side & it's just about done. 'Minute Steak'

TIP: Always read the labels.I wondered why my food had been a little tastier & inky looking, so I checked the black jar in the photo & it turned out to be salt. It looked like Black Pepper to me! Black Cyprus Salt.

White Risotto & Rib Fillet.

Cauliflower Version

What's your preference? Cauliflower or Rice..........

I'd love to hear from you & let me know if you try the recipes. Taste as you mix & add more garlic or salt if needed. Romano Cheese will increase the flavour as well.